Helen of Troy (HELE) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $0.79
- Estimate
- $0.50
- Surprise
- +58.8%
- Revenue (period 2026-08-31)
- $440.9M
- Score at report (before → after)
- 6.3 → 6.2/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Helen of Troy (HELE) beat the $0.50 estimate with adjusted EPS of $0.79 — a large 58.8% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Hold (6.3/10) to Sell at 6.2/10 after the report — the engine's score fell despite the beat.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates HELE Sell at 5.9/10.
4 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +58.8% surprise compares with a +166.6% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2027-01-07.
What argues against it
- Target reached (-7.1% upside)
- Quality below floor (3.5 < 4.0)
- Negative risk/reward — downside exceeds upside
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $28.96
- Stop
- $26.93
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-28 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
HELE at TrendMatrix's latest read
Defensive staples are judged on margin resilience: pricing power against input costs matters more here than top-line drama.
- Industry
- Household & Personal Products
- Market cap
- $683.0M
- P/E (fwd)
- 7.5
- 52-week range
- $13.85–$31.98
- Off 52-week high
- 9.4%
- RSI (14)
- 62
- Volume vs avg
- 0.14×
- Score today
- 5.9/10